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January 1, 1978

Organochlorine residues and eggshell thinning in anhingas and waders Organochlorine residues and eggshell thinning in anhingas and waders

Residues of organochlorine compounds occur commonly in environmental samples and have been associated with adverse effects in numerous avian species (Cooke 1973; L. F. Stickel 1973; W. H. Stickel 1975; Ohlendorf et al. 1977; H. M. Ohlendorf, R. W. Risebrough, and K. Vermeer, unpublished manuscript). The affected species are usually terminal consumers, generally those feeding on aquatic...

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Harry M. Ohlendorf, Erwin E. Klaas, T. Earl Kaiser

Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

January 1, 1978